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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 747 |
The Minister of Public Highways
The Budget Commissioner
The Chief Constabulary
The Director of Forest Development
The Director of Lands
The Director of Plant Industry
The Director of Soils
The Executive Director, Forest Research Institute
The Executive Director, Plant Breeding Institute
The Administrator, National Irrigation
Administration
The Director General, PCARR
The Administrator, National Grains Authority
WHEREAS, under Proclamation No. 1632 issued on 30 March 1977, certain parcels of lands situated in the province of Mindoro Occidental have been reserved for agro-forest development purposes under the administration and management of the Ministry of Natural Resources; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the pilot project in the said reserved area now be implemented so as to start generating the required data on the effective conservation and optimum utilization of such lands in order that the valuable information and experience that will be gathered in this pioneering venture may be disseminated to various sectors for the economic development and progress of the country.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, Prime Minister of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby issue the following instructions:
1.
The Minister of Natural Resources who is chairman of the Integrated
Regional Development Committee for the two Mindoros, shall take charge
of the immediate implementation of the government agro-forest
development pilot project described in Proclamation No. 1632.
2. The
Minister of Natural Resources is hereby authorized to call upon any
government office or personnel thereof to render assistance in the
implementation of the project. In this connection, the Minister of
Natural Resources shall fix the additional remuneration or emoluments
that may be received by the government personnel involved in the
implementation of the project. He is further authorized to engaged the
services of experts, specialists, and consultants from the private
sector and fix their compensation.
3. The
Minister of Natural Resources, the Director of Forest Development and
the Director of Lands shall cancel, revoke or otherwise terminate
pasture leases, permits, concessions and other applications covering
any portion of the reserved areas, and shall provide resettlement,
relocation, or exchange areas in accordance with regulations to be
issued by the Minister of Natural Resources.
4. The
Minister of Natural Resources is authorized to use funds appropriated
for his Ministry and such funds as may hereafter be provided in the
development of the reserved areas; in the resettlement of the various
ranchers and small settlers to selected sites; and in compensating them
for the value of improvements or of titled properties in the reserved
areas.
5. The
Minister of Public Highways shall ensure the proper maintenance of the
existing roads and bridges with the project area and construct new
roads and bridges when and where necessary for the successful
implementation of the project.
6. The
National Irrigation Administration shall immediately take steps for the
construction of reservoirs or catchment basins within the project area
from the rivers surrounding or traversing the reserved areas, and
thereafter shall operate the irrigation system in accordance with its
regulations to ensure equitable distribution of the irrigation water to
the project and to the small farmers located downstream.
7. The
Administrator of the National Grains Authority shall assist in the
marketing of the produce which shall include price supports, programs
for goods intended in the domestic market and warehouse for goods
intended in the export market.
8. The Chief
of Constabulary, through the Philippine Constabulary Command and the
Integrated National Police of Occidental Mindoro, shall assist in the
orderly transfer of all affected ranchers, small settlers and owners of
titled and to the selected relocation sites; in the ejectment of
squatters within the project and within the selected relocation or
resettlement sites; in the protection of the watersheds within a
25-kilometer radius from the project area; and in the general
maintenance of law and order within the vicinity.
9. The
Director General of PCARR, the Director of the Forest Research
Institute, the Director of Plant Breeding Institute and the Director of
Soils shall undertake complementary researches in the reserved areas as
well as coordinate in the dissemination and monitoring of all research
findings and provide such experts and specialists as may be needed for
the project.
10. The
Minister of Natural Resources, the Director of Forest Development, the
Director of Plant Industry, and the Director of the Forest Research
Institute shall establish a system of monitoring and documenting all
data gathered during the implementation of the pilot project, and
thereafter shall disseminate such information to the surrounding
communities and to other parts of the country for use in the
implementation of similar undertakings.
11. The Budget
Commissioner shall release to the Ministry of Natural Resources the
initial sum of ELEVEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED NINETY THREE THOUSAND PESOS
from funds already appropriated for the current fiscal year for use in
the project, and expedite the release of funds to the agencies and
offices which have participation in the project. To ensure continuous
and unimpeded operations within the project, especially during crucial
seasonal activities, the proceeds realized from produce within the
project or such portions of such proceeds as may be necessary as
determined by the Minister of Natural Resources, shall be made
available for such purposes.
All Letter of Instructions or Implementation, Executive Orders, Department Orders or Circulars, Rules and Regulations, or parts thereof that are inconsistent herewith are hereby revoked or modified accordingly.
Done in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.
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